The first commentary in English on the surviving epigrams and fragments of Asclepiades of Samos, an influential Hellenistic poet who helped shape the genreof literary epigram for many generations. The volume contains an extensive introduction, a new critical text and translation, and a full literary and philological commentary. INDICE: Introduction; I: Life and works; II: The development of Hellenistic epigram; III: Asclepiades and inscribed epigram; IV: Erotic epigram and its generic background; V: Narrative voice and genre; VI: Asclepiades and his contemporaries; VII: Asclepiades at court; VIII: Language and style; IX: Metre;X: The transmission of the text; Testimonia; Sigla; Text and Commentary
- ISBN: 978-0-19-925319-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 472
- Fecha Publicación: 04/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés